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Week in and week out for the last five years, Marlin Hoover has boarded a plane for New Mexico, where he sees patients Monday through Wednesday. Then, the psychologist flies home Thursday to treat patients at his southwest suburban office in Tinley Park. Hoover said he has maintained this grueling routine for one reason: For professional fulfillment, he wants to be able to prescribe certain medications for those struggling with depression, anxiety and other mental health disorders — and New Mexico and Louisiana are the only two states where he is allowed such privileges. But Hoover's long commute may come to an end if a bill making its way through the Illinois legislature...

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Week in and week out for the last five years, Marlin Hoover has boarded a plane for New Mexico, where he sees patients Monday through Wednesday. Then, the psychologist flies home Thursday to treat patients at his southwest suburban office in Tinley Park....

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